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Washington Huskies show a new look at receiver in Saturday's scrimmage



The Purple team, with the No. 1 offense, beat the White, with the No. 1 defense, 24-14


Jake Locker, shown earlier this week, was 12 of 19 for 181 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's scrimmage at Husky Stadium.


By Bob Condotta
Seattle Times staff reporter
Originally published Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 8:05 PM

The eyebrow-raising moment of Washington's football scrimmage Saturday wasn't so much what the starting offense did once it was on the field, but what it looked like as it took the field.

As the starters gathered for the first play, the group included sophomore receiver Jordan Polk and true freshman receiver James Johnson, the two having supplanted — for the moment, anyway — two of the three projected starters at that spot, Jermaine Kearse and D'Andre Goodwin. Goodwin, a junior, is the team's leading returning receiver with 60 catches but struggled early in camp to set aside a lingering hamstring injury. Devin Aguilar remained as the other starting receiver.

"I think James, Devin and Jordan right now are making the most plays," receivers coach Jimmie Dougherty said after the scrimmage. "We are going to get the best playmakers on the field, that's what we've got to do. The guys who can make explosive plays happen, guys who can score touchdowns, that's what we are looking for. And guys who know what to do. They know their assignments right now the best, they are playing the most comfortably and they are making the plays.

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